Puzzle 297
Which three letters come next in this sequence:
pes gua luj nuj yam rpa {?}
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Hint
Do the words make any sense when read another way?
Answer
Ram.
These are the first three letters of the months in reverse order.
Therefore, RAM are the first three letters of March.
Puzzle 298
Which is greater?
The number of seconds in a year.
Miles that light can travel in 3 minutes.
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Light travels around 186,000 miles each second.
Answer
Miles that light can travel in 3 minutes.
There are 31,536,000 seconds in a typical year, and light can travel about 33,530,831 miles in 3 minutes.
Puzzle 299
If a bottle weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle …
… what is the weight of a bottle and a half?
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Find the weight of the bottle first.
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24 ounces.
The bottle weighs 16 ounces.
Reasoning
As a bottle (B) weighs eight ounces plus half a bottle, we can write this as:
B = 8 + 1/2 x B
1/2 x B = 8
B = 16
As the bottle weighs 16 ounces, a bottle and a half weighs 16 + 8 = 24 ounces.
Puzzle 300
Can you find every occurrence of the word APRIL that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word APRIL appears 34 times.
Answer
The word APRIL appears 34 times.
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